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Europe Earnings: Vivendi Profit Declines, Iliad Revenues Rise 15%

Nigel Thomas
15 Nov, 2013
New York City

Enquest plans to invest

Nikkei Extends Weekly Surge to 7.7%; Sony, Nintendo, Dai-Ichi in Focus

Hiruki Nakamura
15 Nov, 2013
New York City

Stocks in Tokyo surged and the Nikkei soared 7.7% in the week after the yen weakened and closed above 100 mark. Sony gained ahead of its launch of PlayStation 4 in the U.S. and Nintendo reported a surge in game console U.S. sales in October. Dai-Ichi first-half sales and earnings soared.

Canada Based Saputo Lifts Bid for Australian Warrnambool

Marcus Jacob
15 Nov, 2013
New York City

Australian markets and dollar eased and the three-way bidding for WCB heated up. Canadian dairy company Saputo lifted its unconditional offer to $9 a share for WCB. Freelancer Ltd vaulted as high as four-fold on its first day of trading.

U.S. Indexes in Record Territory on Yellen Comments

Nichole Harper
14 Nov, 2013
New York City

U.S. indexes extended gains and S&P 500 index advanced to a record. For the year so far, the S&P 500 index is up 25.4%. European markets jumped 1% after investors surmised Federal Reserve to keep in place its large bond buying program. Starbucks agreed to pay $2.79 billion in damages to Kraft.

Japan GDP Growth Slows to 1.9% Rate; Mizuho, Mitsubishi UFJ Net Rise

Hiruki Nakamura
14 Nov, 2013
New York City

Japan

U.S. Movers: Cisco, Dillard's, Kohl

Mukesh Buch
14 Nov, 2013
New York City

Cisco net dropped 5%. Helmerich & Payne net surged 69%. Kohl

Australian Indexes Up 0.7%, James Hardie Net Doubles

Marcus Jacob
14 Nov, 2013
New York City

Australian indexes gained and the Aussie dollar eased to a new eight-week low. Optus Telecom said aggressive cost cutting lifted quarterly net by 33%. Virgin Australia launched $350 million equity offering. James Hardie net doubles of U.S. sales improvements. Bega Cheese Sweetens WCB offer.

Europe Earnings: BNP Paribas, Bouygues, Burberry, EADS, K+S, Nordex

Nigel Thomas
14 Nov, 2013
New York City

BNP Paribas to acquire 25% stake in Fortis Bank for

India Movers: Cipla, Coal India, HCL, ONGC, RECL, Sun Pharma, Tata

Mukesh Buch
14 Nov, 2013
New York City

Cipla net plunged 27% but revenue jumped 14%. Coal India net slid. HCL net surged 42%. IRB Infra dropped 12%. ONGC profit grew 3%. RECL net jumped 16%. Sun Pharma net surged. Tata Steel and Tata Power net swung to profit.

Japanese Machinery Orders Fall; Pioneer, Seiko Soar

Hiruki Nakamura
13 Nov, 2013
New York City

Market indexes in Tokyo declined and the yen rebounded after a 3-day decline. Machinery orders declined more than expected 2.1% in September. Seiko Holdings soared 9% after the watchmaker lifted its annual net outlook. Pioneer Corp vaulted 22% after the car stereo maker swung to operating profit.

U.S. Movers: CAE, Macy

Mukesh Buch
13 Nov, 2013
New York City

CAE net jumped 6%. Macy

Australian Indexes Drop 1.4%, Earnings Focus on CSR and Leighton

Marcus Jacob
13 Nov, 2013
New York City

Australian market indexes dropped 1.4% and resource stocks led the decliners. The Aussie dollar eased to an eight-week low as the strong U.S. dollar weighed on most international currencies. CSR net profit doubled. Leighton Holdings net soared 40%.

Europe Earnings: Drax, Fenner, ICAP, Sainsbury, LSE, SSE

Nigel Thomas
13 Nov, 2013
New York City

Fenner profit plunged 21% and ICAP tumbled 62%. Sainsbury profit climbed 9% after sales jumped 4%. LSE net declined 19% but revenue soared 44%. SSE profit surged.

India Movers: BPCL, GMR Infra, M&M, RCapital, RCom, SBI

Mukesh Buch
13 Nov, 2013
New York City

Bharat Petroleum net tumbled 82%. Bata India net soared 17%. CARE net jumped 6%. GMR Infrastructure net loss widened on a slight increase in sales. M&M net climbed 10%. RCapital net profit surged and RCom net soared to Rs 675 crore on a one-time gain. SBI net plunged 35%.

U.S. Movers: Core-Mark, Dish Network, Dean Foods, NuStar Energy, ViaSat

Mukesh Buch
12 Nov, 2013
New York City

Core-Mark Holding climbed 17%. Dish Network net swung to profit as subscriber-related revenue jumped 6%. Dean Foods net soared to $415 million on flat revenues. NuStar Energy and ViaSat net swung to a profit.

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